Brake Disc Rotor problems of the 2009 Dodge Journey

Two problems related to brake disc rotor have been reported for the 2009 Dodge Journey. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Dodge Journey based on all problems reported for the 2009 Journey.

1 Brake Disc Rotor problem

Failure Date: 06/07/2010

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that as she was attempting to stop, the vehicle did not respond immediately. She felt a shimmy in the steering wheel and had to pump the brakes to get the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the rotors needed to be turned. The vehicle was taken to a repair center where she was informed that there was nothing left of the front brakes. The brakes were replaced at the repair center. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would reimburse her for the repair. The current and failure mileages were approximately 16,000.

2 Brake Disc Rotor problem

Failure Date: 03/18/2009

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Journey. The contact stated that the driver side brake pad detached from the vehicle without warning. The vehicle veered to the left and the contact managed to stop the vehicle with the remaining three brake pads. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and all four brake pads were replaced. Three months later, the brake pads needed to be replaced again, as well as the rotors. The brake pads were replaced eleven times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or successfully repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 30,000.




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